we did so armed with the analysis of where interlocutors were coming from. if the president doesn't stick to his talking points he could misstep and say something that has nuclear consequences. >> they want to avoid getting the president out of his comfort zone, meaning the staff, the people around him. that includes food. a person involved in the trip's planning says no whole fish with the head still on, nothing too spicy for the president. how important are requests like this in avoiding slip-ups? it may sound small, but are those big deals? >> it doesn't sound small. that is why you really start planning trips months if not years in advance. we actually ended up going to israel in march 2013 after talking about the trip for years. every detail is planned to a t so there are no surprises and no miscommunication. >> etiquette is protocol are really important in asia, david. in many ways they are the opposite of president trump's impulsive, in your face style. national security adviser h.r. mcmaster addressed that yesterday. watch this. >> the president will use